Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

Chapter 664

Charles had a wild hunch-was it Clara again?

"Who are you looking for?" he asked.

"My wife, Clara."

"Oh, your wife." The words slipped out casually, but then he practically squeaked, "Wait, who? Your wife? Since when did you get married? Who's the unlucky woman who'd marry a stiff like you? Oh, Clara-what?! Clara again?!"

He realized he'd let something slip and reached for his pen to knock some sense into himself, but the guy on the other end must've picked up on it, because the call cut off right away.

Charles swore under his breath and tried calling back, but no answer.

Man, that guy was sharp-just one slip and he already figured someone was looking for him.

Putting his phone away, Charles headed upstairs, dragging the doctor along to Clara's room.

"Heal her. Do whatever it takes, just wake her up, now."

doctor winced as Charles gripped the back of his neck. "Young

needs to wake up now. Don't you have any medicine or something? Give her

I push her any more, she'll end up brain-dead. Didn't I say? She took a high- concentration dose this time. Most people would've lost consciousness that night. Her willpower is scary, honestly. Back in the underground fight club, plenty

Clara on the bed slowly opened

the doctor aside and hurried over. "Clara, you're finally awake! Do you know who I am? Wait-do you know who you are? You're not...

up slowly, looking around the room before her eyes landed on

doctor watched her carefully, something about her eyes making him uneasy -they were too clear, almost

second Clara looked at Charles and

grabbed the doctor and pulled him out

low and urgent. "What the hell? Is she brain-damaged now? You

brother, which isn't actually a bad thing. You

She's not like

much. He cared about his dogs, listened to his two

over in three days. For now, I'll just let Clara get used to having me as her brother She'll get attached, and then Dylan won't stand a chance. Besides, when we were abroad, he and my brothers never got

warned, "Just don't

family doctor Charles had brought over from the Chesters, originally to look after the two eldest. If anything ever happened to Charles's dogs, he'd be

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